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Porchester Castle Coursework In this piece of course work I am going to justify the hypothesis: "Like most castles in the South of England, all of the changes at Portchester Castle took place because people were worried about being attacked from abroad.". I will prove whether this hypothesis is right or wrong by using detailed facts and evidence from sources; I will also use pictures and maps of the castle from each time period so that I can create a visual comparison. Portchester Castle (known in Latin as Portus Adurni - 'port at the hill') is a Roman fort at the northern end of Portsmouth harbour. It was originally a square enclosure with each corner having a bastion. On each of the four sides between the corner bastions, there are another four evenly-spaced bastions. In the centre of the west wall, there is a main gate, and on the east...

